 In 1946, Paier College of Art was established by Edward T. and Adele K. Paier as the Paier School of Applied Arts in West Haven, Connecticut.Paier absorbed students from the Whitney School of Art when it closed, leading to the new title Paier School of Art.Paier moved to New Haven in 1954 and then finally to 6 Prospect Court in Hamden in 1960 and in 1963 expanded to its present location.